Pictures: Craft Beer meets high-tech at Lakeland’s Brew Hub

Senior Brewer Mark Braunwarth adds malt to the automated grain transport system in the brewhouse at Brew Hub, the new state-of-the-art, 50,000-square-foot beer brewing co-op, in Lakeland, Fla. Wednesday, March 11, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584463658Z.1  (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)

Brew Hub general manager Baye Perry pulls a tap in the tasting room at the new state-of-the-art, 50,000-square-foot beer brewing co-op, in Lakeland, Fla. Wednesday, March 11, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584463658Z.1  (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)

Quality assurance manager Ashley Wilson runs a microbiology test on a sample in the on-site lab at Brew Hub, the new state-of-the-art, 50,000-square-foot beer brewing co-op, in Lakeland, Fla. Wednesday, March 11, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584463658Z.1  (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)

Cellarman Tony Chacon works on tank prep in the brewhouse at Brew Hub, the new state-of-the-art, 50,000-square-foot beer brewing co-op, in Lakeland, Fla. Wednesday, March 11, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584463658Z.1  (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)

Senior Brewer Mark Braunwarth checks numbers on the various tanks in the brewhouse at Brew Hub, the new state-of-the-art, 50,000-square-foot beer brewing co-op, in Lakeland, Fla. Wednesday, March 11, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584463658Z.1  (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)

Tim Hunt transports kegs on the packaging floor at Brew Hub, the new state-of-the-art, 50,000-square-foot beer brewing co-op, in Lakeland, Fla. Wednesday, March 11, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584463658Z.1  (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)

With the brewhouse visible behind tall windows, guests chat with staffers at Brew Hub, the new state-of-the-art, 50,000-square-foot beer brewing co-op, in Lakeland, Fla. Wednesday, March 11, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584463658Z.1  (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)

A panoramic image made from 16 photos shows the tasting room at Brew Hub, the new state-of-the-art, 50,000-square-foot beer brewing facility in Lakeland, Fla. Wednesday, March 11, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)  (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)

Brew Hub general manager Baye Perry holds up a glass of Blushing Monk beer in front of the hi-def LED offerings display in the tasting room at Brew Hub, the new state-of-the-art, 50,000-square-foot beer brewing co-op, in Lakeland, Fla. Wednesday, March 11, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584463658Z.1  (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)

Key Billy Island Ale, one of the featured craft beers in the tasting room at Brew Hub, the new state-of-the-art, 50,000-square-foot beer brewing co-op, in Lakeland, Fla. Wednesday, March 11, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584463658Z.1  (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)

Some of the 24 active taps in the tasting room at Brew Hub, the new state-of-the-art, 50,000-square-foot beer brewing co-op, in Lakeland, Fla. Wednesday, March 11, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584463658Z.1  (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)

Cellarman Tony Chacon works on tank prep in the brewhouse at Brew Hub, the new state-of-the-art, 50,000-square-foot beer brewing co-op, in Lakeland, Fla. Wednesday, March 11, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584463658Z.1  (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)

Beers cans from Cigar City’s Tocobaga Red Ale are readied for filling on the packaging floor at Brew Hub, the new state-of-the-art, 50,000-square-foot beer brewing co-op, in Lakeland, Fla. Wednesday, March 11, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584463658Z.1  (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)

With the brewhouse visible behind tall windows, guests chat with staffers at Brew Hub, the new state-of-the-art, 50,000-square-foot beer brewing co-op, in Lakeland, Fla. Wednesday, March 11, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584463658Z.1  (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)

Signage visible to Interstate 4 at Brew Hub, the new state-of-the-art, 50,000-square-foot beer brewing co-op, in Lakeland, Fla. Wednesday, March 11, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584463658Z.1  (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)

Guests in the tasting room at Brew Hub, the new state-of-the-art, 50,000-square-foot beer brewing co-op, in Lakeland, Fla. Wednesday, March 11, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584463658Z.1  (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)

Kyle Mosgrove transports kegs in the refrigerated cellar room at Brew Hub, the new state-of-the-art, 50,000-square-foot beer brewing co-op, in Lakeland, Fla. Wednesday, March 11, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584463658Z.1  (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)

Tim Hunt transports kegs on the packaging floor at Brew Hub, the new state-of-the-art, 50,000-square-foot beer brewing co-op, in Lakeland, Fla. Wednesday, March 11, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584463658Z.1  (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)

Adam Demalignon packages 12-ounce beers at Brew Hub, the new state-of-the-art, 50,000-square-foot beer brewing co-op, in Lakeland, Fla. Wednesday, March 11, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584463658Z.1  (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)

The hi-def LED offerings display in the tasting room at Brew Hub, the new state-of-the-art, 50,000-square-foot beer brewing co-op, in Lakeland, Fla. Wednesday, March 11, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584463658Z.1  (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)

Scenes from the tasting room at Brew Hub, the new state-of-the-art, 50,000-square-foot beer brewing co-op, in Lakeland, Fla. Wednesday, March 11, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584463658Z.1  (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)

Beers cans from various brands are ready to be filled on the packaging floor at Brew Hub, the new state-of-the-art, 50,000-square-foot beer brewing co-op, in Lakeland, Fla. Wednesday, March 11, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584463658Z.1  (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)

A panoramic image made from 16 photos shows the tasting room at Brew Hub, the new state-of-the-art, 50,000-square-foot beer brewing facility, in Lakeland, Fla. Wednesday, March 11, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)  (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)

Scenes from the tasting room at Brew Hub, the new state-of-the-art, 50,000-square-foot beer brewing co-op, in Lakeland, Fla. Wednesday, March 11, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) B584463658Z.1  (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)

Scenes from Brew Hub, the new state-of-the-art, 50,000-square-foot beer brewing co-op, in Lakeland, Fla. Wednesday, March 11, 2015. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)  (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)